I predicted that there's going to be a great recession in the economy. What else could go wrong?

Nothing more or less than when you don't say.

"tempting fate" is nonsense, because there is no such thing as fate.

After the earthquakes in christchurch, I would frequently say things to my friends like "there definitely will not be another massive earthquake right now", and watch them freak out, as if what I said could somehow influence the movement of the earths crust

After the earthquakes in christchurch, I would frequently say things to my friends like "there definitely will not be another massive earthquake right now", and watch them freak out, as if what I said could somehow influence the movement of the earths crust

I had fun with tourists afterwards. If they'd ask me if we were expecting another aftershock, I'd look at my watch for a few seconds then tell them "in about one minute" and watch them freak out. :D

Karma got me when I moved to Melbourne though. For the first week, every time a train went by, the low pitched rumble that proceeds it followed by the ground shaking made me think a quake was about to hit.

Velociraptors.

I predicted that there's going to be a great recession in the economy. What else could go wrong?

Hyperinflation

Government Take Over

Civil War

Food Shortages

Starvation

lots of deaths on the riot that can rise at the world cup on Brasil?